Wind, rain pummel Houston region causing street flooding, outages

Published 3:25 am, Saturday, February 18, 2012

Fast moving storms slammed the Houston area overnight and into
the morning.

Fast moving storms slammed the Houston area overnight and into the morning.

Wind, rain pummel Houston region causing street flooding, outages

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The last of the strong storms that moved through the Houston area overnight was passing through about 9 a.m. Saturday, according to forecasters, but southeast Texas should brace for shattered showers into the evening, along with flooding and occasional gusty winds.

CenterPoint Energy reported Saturday that 10,000 customers were without power after winds gusted up to 60 miles an hour overnight. The fast moving lines of storms prompted a series of severe thunderstorm warnings beginning Friday night and flood warnings beginning early Saturday morning.